Is the Middle East and North Africa Region Achieving Its Trade Potential? /

This paper analyzes export performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) using a gravity model applied to panel data. It addresses two questions: (i) are there significant unexploited export markets for the MENA region?; and (ii) have integration efforts with the EU since the mid-1990s yiel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Soderling, Ludvig
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/090
Online Access:Full text available on IMF